Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

Registry of foreign owned and locally owned ships

Subregulation 1

No foreign owned ship shall be registered unless it is —

(a)

fitted with mechanical means of self-propulsion; and

(b)

of not less than 1,600 gross tons.

No ship above 17 years of age shall be registered unless the Registrar is satisfied that the ship is in a satisfactory condition in all respects.

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a Singapore ship which is registered anew under section 19(1) or 34(1) of the Act.